Japan charts: PS3 price cut takes effect

PlayStation 3 sales saw a 50 per cent bump in Japan last week following the system's widely-publicised price cut.

As reported by Andriasang, Sony's console sold 29,666 units compared to 20,239 the week prior.

That was only good enough for third place in the hardware chart though. The 3DS is still doing brisk business following its own price cut, selling 105,639 units to take the spot. That's more than all other systems combined.

PSP sales were flat at two, with Sony's handheld moving 40,901.

Here's the full chart:

3DS: 105,639 (Last week: 196,077)

PSP: 40,888 (40,389)

PlayStation 3: 29,666 (20,239)

Wii: 18,256 (19,607)

DSi XL: 4,329 (4,213)

DSi: 3,585 (3,531)

PlayStation 2: 1,789 (1,513)

Xbox 360: 1,427 (1,576)

DS Lite: 117 (90)

PSP go: 13 (20)

It was a quiet week on the software chart with no major new releases. Even though its sales actually dropped week-on-week to 48,190, Rhythm Heaven Wii reclaimed the top spot from last week's number one, Monster Hunter Diary.